Sheffield, Ontario (1871 census)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,615. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.539°N, 77.010°W.
Population
In 1871, Sheffield had a population of 2,615: 1,351 male and 1,264 female residents. Population density was 18.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,792 |
| 1861 | 2,925 |
| 1871 | 2,615 |
| 1881 | 2,591 |
| 1891 | 2,355 |
| 1901 | 2,280 |
| 1911 | 1,879 |
| 1921 | 1,600 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sheffield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 463 |
| Number of females | 1,264 |
| Number of males | 1,351 |
| Number of married females | 413 |
| Number of married males | 419 |
| Number of married persons | 832 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| Total population | 2,615 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 810 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 905 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,715 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 448 |
| Number of occupied houses | 448 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12,116 |
| BWT BU | 1,332 |
| CRN BU | 843 |
| HAY AC | 2,177 |
| HAY TONS | 1,590 |
| OAT BU | 18,162 |
| PEA BU | 14,533 |
| POT AC | 438 |
| POT BU | 41,353 |
| RYE BU | 15,769 |
| Total area (acres) | 84,238 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,814 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,924 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,449 |
| AREA | 84,238 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 65 |
| CD | 64 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 463 |
| FEMALE | 1,264 |
| GRA BU | 93 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 448 |
| INHABITED | 448 |
| MALE | 1,351 |
| MARRIED F | 413 |
| MARRIED M | 419 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 832 |
| POPULATION | 2,615 |
| ROOT BU | 441 |
| SINGLE F | 810 |
| SINGLE M | 905 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,715 |
| TUR BU | 1,255 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Sheffield, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sheffield-on064003-1871/.